Robert H. Foote dies at 86; Cornell researcher laid groundwork for cloning of animals

Robert H. Foote, the Cornell University researcher who pioneered the study of DNA synthesis in the testes, in vitro fertilization and other aspects of reproduction and who was the last surviving officer of World War II's famed "Go for Broke" 442nd Regimental Combat Team composed of Japanese Americans, died of lung failure in Ithaca, N.Y., on Oct. 27. He was 86.

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